UFC Champion Jon Jones Arrested For DUI

On Saturday morning at 5am EST Jon “Bones” Jones was arrested in Binghamton, New York and charged with Driving Under The Influence. He reportedly crashed his Bentley into a pole and was arrested at the scene of the accident. No other vehicles were involved in the accident. Jones is from the nearby town of Ithica, New York. Jones’ management has confirmed he was arrested for a DUI but have not confirmed the details.

Jones is currently the UFC’s Light heavy Weight Champion. He last defended his title at last months UFC 145 in Atlanta. He defeated challenger Rashad Evans at that event.

As of the moment Jones is slated to defend his title against former Pride and Strikeforce Champion Dan Henderson at UFC 151 in September.

There is no word yet from the UFC of what actions if any that the company will take. This is not a good situation for the UFC from the get go. The UFC will likely face pressure to take action. That could mean a fine or even worse a suspension for Jones. Jones is the one fighter who is very talented, very young and could carry the company through the decade if he can continue to stay healthy. Although he is not very charismatic and has not proven to be a big draw on Pay Per View, he does have a lot of potential to sell them a lot of PPV buys in the Future. The UFC’s primary source of revenue is on PPV.

The UFC has had nothing but problems when it comes to fighters who are booked on shows pulling out. A lot events in the last year and a half have seen many fighters pull out due to injuries in training and in a few instances failed drug tests. This may be one situation where a fighter has to be taken out do to bad decision making.

With the television ratings declining and their deal with FOX not looking so great, this is a terrible thing for the UFC to have to deal with. The UFC President Dana White has never been one to shy away from talking about a situation. I expect White to address this situation in the next week.